Waltrop

Waltrop
Town
Saint Peter Church
Coat of arms
Location of Waltrop within Recklinghausen district
Waltrop Waltrop
Coordinates: 51°37′N 07°23′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Recklinghausen
Government
• Mayor	Nicole Moenikes (CDU)
Area
• Total	46.98 km2 (18.14 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	29,586
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	45731
Dialling codes	02309, 02363 (Oberwiese)
Vehicle registration	RE

Waltrop is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the Datteln-Hamm Canal, approximately 15 km east of Recklinghausen and 15 km north-west of Dortmund.

Division of the town

The town of Waltrop is surrounded by the Bauerschaften (rural boroughs) Lippe (Unterlippe/Oberlippe), Elmenhorst, Brockenscheidt, Leveringhausen, Oberwiese and Holthausen.

History

People already settled in this area about 2,000 years ago.

The village developed around the parish church of St. Peter which was built in the 9th/10th century. It is known that in 1432 Waltrop was a part of the county Dortmund. After the Soest Feud, the archbishops of Cologne could intervene against the counts of Mark, so that Waltrop became a part of Vest Recklinghausen.

The production of coal in the mine started in 1905. As a consequence, Waltrop grew larger and became an industrial town. The coal mine was closed down in 1974.

In 1939, Waltrop got its municipal rights.

Largest migrant groups:

Turkey	1,215
Poland	609
Yugoslavia	603
Romania	412
Syria	378
Morocco	316

Governance

The town council of Waltrop consists of 40 seats, which are divided into 6 parliamentary groups

1. SPD, 15 seats
2. CDU, 14 seats
3. FDP, 2 seats
4. Waltroper Aufbruch (WA), 3 seats
5. Grüne Liste Waltrop (GLW), 2 seats
6. Bündnis für Waltrop, 2 seats

plus a single member of Die Linke plus a single member with no-party

Since 2014 Nicole Moenikes (CDU) is mayorette of Waltrop.

Notable places

Waltrop is home to a museum of old ship lifts, including the Henrichenburg boat lift and a historical coal mine.

Local industry

• Manufactum, upscale retailer for traditionally-made household goods
• Langendorf, a tipping trailer manufacturer

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Waltrop is twinned with:

1. Herne Bay, Kent, England, 20 November 1976
2. Cesson-Sévigné, France, 25 August 1984
3. San Miguelito, Río San Juan, Nicaragua, 24 May 1988
4. Gardelegen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (former GDR), 3 October 1990
5. Görele, Giresun Province, Turkey, 1 June 2013

External links

• Official site Template:De icon